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Then, of course, there is the abortion-rights litmus test. Despite the shrill cries of the left-wing Cassandras—who have rushed to condemn Alito as a fire-breathing Roe-overturning conservative—he has a decidedly nuanced record. In his four abortion-related cases, he has ruled in favor of abortion rights three times. Even in the exception, Planned Parenthood v. Casey, Alito merely ruled that spousal notification was not an “undue burden” on a woman’s right to an abortion, given that the law provided exemptions for unusual...
...personal life as well. He married and stayed married to his college sweetheart. An earlier generation of South African leaders liked to relax by hunting big game; De Klerk took up golf. One thing that rankled Mandela's supporters throughout the talks was De Klerk's dogged refusal to condemn the principle of apartheid. The President will admit that the system led to injustices, particularly the forced removals of blacks from places legally declared off limits to them. ''That is where it became wrong, where it became morally unjustifiable, where it became an impairment on the dignity of people.'' Even...
...screws soldiers. Whether or not they leave Iraq in body bags, the film’s soldiers are all a little less human, a little more dead, by the movie’s end. It’s not an ambitious message, and the movie makes no attempt to condemn or justify the war itself. But when you leave the theater feeling guilty for wanting to see more violence, you might rethink the way you view war movies...
...called me a terrorist for wearing this old army jacket of my grandfather’s,” says Wood. “I get a lot of stares. I guess it’s funny that I’m so fashion conscious, but I would never condemn anyone for the clothes they wear.” But these fashion individualists endure the stares, brushing aside hurdles like a lack of materials and the incredible difficulty of seamstressing along the way. Many, like Isabelle M. Berner ’08, began their experiments outside the ordinary fashion world...
...Ultimately, the punch process brings out the worst in everyone involved—punches desperate for acceptance, snide insiders gossiping about dating infidelities, and gleeful critics seizing on any opportunity to condemn the clubs. And after the punch process is over, those who did not get in can bitterly rage against the institution while those who did sit smugly satisfied, confirmed in their sense of superiority...